Hame-fastener.



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P. NELSON.

`HAMB` FASTENBR. APPLICATION 11,111 111mm, 1964.

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PETER NELSON, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAME-FASTENEFI.

Specfication of Letters Patent.

Patented March 13, 190s.

i Application filed August 1,7, 1904:. Serial No. 221,097.

To all` whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER NELSON, a citizen of the United States, whose residence and i post-oiiice address is No; 3156 Wabash avecan b'e drawn to the desired nue, in the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented a new'and useful Improvement in Hams-Fasteners, of which the follvwing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a hame-fastener by Which the lower hame-stra point and hel absolutely secure Without said strap being perforated in any part of its length and which can be opened and the strap unloosened instantly and as easily with a glove or mitten as with bare fingers and that can be easily and cheaply made. The manner in which `I accomplish these objects is described in the following specification and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure '1 is an elevation of the hames, showing the lower ends thereof connected with and held by the hams-strap, the strap being fastened by the hameffastener. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the line 2 2, Fig. 1, showing the hame ends in section, the position of the strap in relation thereto, and the hame-fastener in the closed and open positions. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the hams-fastener in the front position shown in Fig. 1, but without the strap.

In the drawings, A designates the haines,

engaged and held by the strap B This strap is of aV size suitable to the size of the particu pairrof hames with which it is connected.

One end C of this -strap is looped through a slot D in the hame-fastener E, the end F of the loop C being permanently joined with the body of the strap B. The free end of the strap is passed through the ends G -of the hames and through the trough of the hamefastener E under the yclamping jaw I-I, as shown in Fig. 2. This jaw I-I is pivotally attached to the body of the hams-fastener E by a pin I, which passes through the jaw I-I and is supported in the ears J forming part of the hams-fastener. The body of the hame-fastener E curves sharply at the end K and is recessed so as to form the bearing L and guide projections M. From the bearing L. the

trough N of the hame-fastener is curved and forms the iixed jaw O.. This jaw O is pro-- vided with transverse corrugations P and ends in a sharp external edge Q. From the edge Q to the sharp edge R ofthe bearing S there is an open space T, through which the strap B is partly forced by the lpart U of the jaw H when the jaw is closed, and the strap is held fast between the jaws O and I-I. The arm W of the jaw I-I is slightly curved, so as to allow of ready seizure for opening the jaw.

When constructed as described and shown,

the end C of the strap is ermanently looped i to the hame-fastener t ough theslot D. The free endis then passed throu h the slotted. ends G of the hames A and t ough the trough N of the hams-fastener E and under the jaw I-Iwhile it is in the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2 and is then drawn tight and the arm W is pressed down to the position shown lin Figs. 1, 2, and 3. This movement brings the corrugated eccentric part U of the' jaw I-I in vcontact with the strap held in the trough of the hams-fastener and forces part of said strap to project through the opening T and presses the adjacent part between the corrugated surfaces of the fixed jaw O in the trough N and the eccentric part U of the jaw II.` An pressure on the strap by the hames A ten ing to draw the strap trough-shaped body of solid metal having a slot by which said body is attached to the hams-strap, a centralaperture adapted to permit partv of said stra to project therethrough, and a corru ate curved part forming a fixed jaw; a pivot-bar aflixed in said main body extending across said body over the aperture therein an eccentric clamp of solid metal pivotally supported on said pivotbar., said clamp having a` corrugated part forming a jaw, andan arm whereby said clamp i's operated substantially as described and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I a'flix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' PETER NELSON. Witnesses:

JOSEPH STAAB, l JULIUs 'RUBINSTEIN IOO 

